September 28, 1918 



HORTICULTURE 



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SEED TRADE 



AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION 



Officers — President, F. W. Bolgiano, 

 n'ashinston, D. C. ; First Vice-President, 

 \Vm. O. Scarlett, Baltiniore, Md. ; Second 

 Vice-President, David Burpee, Philadel- 

 piiia. Pa.; Secretary-Treasurer, C. E. 

 Kendel, Cleveland, O. 



Seedsmen or Seed Merchants. 



The article bearing the caption 

 "Seedsmen — What Do You Think of 

 This?" in the September 14. 1918, is- 

 sue of Horticiitirf; has been called 

 to my attention. It is apparent that 

 the author of this article did not com- 

 prehend that the classification given 

 in the June S. 1918 issue of the "Seed 

 Reporter" was not a classification of 

 seedsmen as the article states, but "of 

 those engaged in the seed business," 

 which includes merchants selling seed 

 as a side-line, shippers, growers, etc., 

 as well as seedsmen. The -"seeds 

 man" is only one of the many kinds 

 of business concerns handling seeds. 

 Few people realize the magnitude and 

 complexity of the seed business as 

 conducted today. There is not a large 

 progressive concern, be it a seedsman, 

 manufacturer, or whatnot, that does 

 not attempt to make some classifica- 

 tion in its mailing list or in the con- 

 duct of its business. The government 

 finds it just as essential to classify 

 concerns for the purpose of mailing 

 out schedules and inquiries and of 

 compiling the data obtained therefrom 

 for publication and distribution to the 

 classes of individuals or concerns who 

 would be most interested in or bene- 

 fited by the reports. 



We recognize that articles occasion- 

 ally get by the editor of a periodical 

 that would not be approved were it 

 always possible for him to ascertain 

 whether or not the facts in the case 

 have been misrepresented or dis- 

 torted. 



Very truly yours. 



W. A. Wheeler. 

 In Charge Seed Reporting Service, 



U. S. Dept. of Agri. 



The item referred to was written for 

 the seed trade — not for a U. S. oflScial. 

 However, since Mr. Wheeler has re- 

 plied, the only comment that can be 

 made is that his excuse for the waste 

 of good paper was obliterated some 

 thirty years ago when the trade 

 directory was published. He can get 

 a copy of it by applying to Horticui.- 

 TiRE, price three dollars. The classi- 

 fication therein contained in the con- 

 sensus of trade opinion and his matter 

 is therefor superfluous for the U. S. 

 to bother with. However, we thank 

 him for his good intentions and trust 

 he will find many more fruitful fields. 

 Then- are plenty untilled. 



G. C. Watson. 



Storing Beans in Lime 



When storing shelled beans for win- 

 ter use they can be protected from 

 weevils by placing them In a recep- 

 tacle with air-slacked lime. About 

 equal parts by weight of lime and 

 beans are used, the lime being sprin- 

 kled through the beans in the con- 



SWEET PEAS 



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 ieties direct from the Originator. 



FLOWER SEED FOR SUMMER SOWING 



Asparagus Sprengeri, Bellis Perennis, Cal- 

 ceolaria, Calendula, Cineraria, Cyclamen, 

 Gypsophila Gr. Alba, Mignonette, Pansy, 

 Snapdragon. All selected stock. 



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Thoroughly tested at our trial grounds, Raynes 

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CARTIRS TLSTED SEEDS, Inc., c. 



166 Ckamber of 

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BAMBOO 

 OANE STAKES 



I'er bale Per bale 

 JJATL'BAL,, 6-9 ft., 600 $7.00 



9-13 ft., 400 8.50 



Prices ex warehouse New York 

 Terms — Net e.Tsli ."0 days. 



McHUTCHISON & CO. 



95 f'liambers St.. 



New York 



Freesia Purity 



AIAMMOTH SIZE 



Also 6-8 and up 

 FKEESIA — refracts alba S-8 inch. 

 SWEET WILLIAM — single mixed 

 fine strain. 



CYCLAMEN Seed. Finest American 

 erown from the very finest strains. 



Prices on Application 



J. M. THORBURN & CO. 



53 Barclay Street 



Throngh to 64 Park Place 



NEW YORK CITY 



tainer. This will prevent the devel- 

 opment of weevils and not injure 

 the beans for food or seed. 



Weevil infested beans, peas, break- 

 fast foods, flour or meal should be 

 heated in the oven at 118 to 125 deg. 

 F., which will kill all stages of the 

 insects. They can then be separated 

 from the cereals by sifting and from 

 the sound beans or peas by submerg- 

 ing these in water and skimming off 

 the infested seeds. — T. H. Parks, the 

 Ohio Stale University. 



The British seed trade has adopted 

 a line of discounts tor allotment as- 

 sociations. As this is of interest to 

 the American seed trade in its deal- 

 ings with farm and garden clubs, etc. 

 we quote same from their trade or- 

 gan The Nurseryman and Seedsman 

 under date of Sept. 7th, 1918. 



Allotment Association. 



That the members present at this 

 annual meeting of the H. T. A. beg 

 to inform the Food Production Depart- 

 ment that they are prepared to sup- 

 ply allotment associations on the 

 following terms : — 



"to i)er cent, discount off printed list 

 prices on all orders for 20 packets or listed 

 quantities of any one variet.v at one price. 



"20 per cent, discount off printed Hat 

 prices on all orders for .50 packets or listed 

 iinantities of any one variety at one price. 



"iTi per cent, ilisi-ount oft" printed list 

 l>rices cm all orders for 100 packets or listed 

 quantities of any one variety at one price. 



"And as reg-ards bulk orders, the retail 

 merchants will furnish to allotment so- 

 cieties a special offer cif standard varieties 

 of vegetable seeds in bulk which they will 

 supply for orders amounting: in the aggre- 

 gate to £50 and upwards at 1.5 per cent, 

 above wholesale prices. Packing, carriage 

 and other charges extra." 



All transactions under the above 

 conditions shall be 'or net cash, and 

 all orders must come direct from the 

 official secretary of the allotment as- 

 sociation ordering, and should be sent 

 in as early in the season as possible. 



French Bulbs Due. 



We take pleasure in advising our 

 trade that after a great deal of com- 

 plications, formalities and other en- 

 cumberances we were successful in 

 securing the exportation of our 

 French Bulbs from the Port of Mar- 

 seilles, France. The bulbs have left 

 on a steamer and will arrive in the 

 United States within a very short 

 time. 



It gives us great pleasure to be 

 able to notify our clients through this 

 medium that we have been success- 

 ful in being able to attend to their 

 supplies. 



Drevox Tegelaar & Co. 



STUMPP & WALTER CO. 



Seeds and Bulbs 



30-32 Barclay Street 

 NEW YORK CITY 



